निजं प्राग्भव वृत्तांतं ज्ञानवापीप्रभावजम् । कलावत्युवाच । एतस्माज्जन्मनः पूर्वमहं ब्राह्मणकन्यका
nijaṃ prāgbhava vṛttāṃtaṃ jñānavāpīprabhāvajam | kalāvatyuvāca | etasmājjanmanaḥ pūrvamahaṃ brāhmaṇakanyakā
Nagsalaysay si Kalāvatī ng sariling kasaysayan mula sa dating buhay, na bunga ng kapangyarihan ng banal na Jñānavāpī: “Bago ang kapanganakang ito, ako’y isang dalagang Brahmana.”
Kalāvatī
Tirtha: Jñānavāpī
Type: kund
Listener: Śaunaka and sages (typical frame)
Scene: Kalāvatī begins her confession: she states she was formerly a Brahmin maiden; attendants listen closely as the sacred image/well’s influence lingers in the atmosphere.
Kāśī’s Jñānavāpī reveals the continuity of karma and identity across births, guiding the soul toward dharma and liberation.
Jñānavāpī in Kāśī (Vārāṇasī).
No explicit prescription in this verse; it introduces a dharmic testimony prompted by tīrtha-prabhāva (the site’s power).
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